§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many appeals to the Crown court against custodial sentences imposed on juveniles there were in the most recent convenient year; and what proportion of these resulted in a reduced sentence.
§ Mr. MellorThe information on appeals to the Crown court against sentences of detention centre or youth custody is published annually in "Criminal Statistics, England and Wales, Supplementary Tables", (vol. 4, table S4.8c-f of the issue for 1983): Information on appeals against other custodial sentences imposed on juveniles could be provided only at disproportionate cost.